Which to use
“gebrachte” and “gebrauchten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,954
- “gebrachte” frequency rank
- #14,570
- “gebrauchten” frequency rank
- 60524
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebrachte | gebrauchten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebracht | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gebraucht |
Where the eye mixes gebrachte and gebrauchten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gebrachte runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCCV) against gebrauchten's 11 (CVCCVVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gebrachte with gebrauchten
A purely visual mix-up. gebrachte ([ɡəˈbʁaxtə]) and gebrauchten ([ɡəˈbʁaʊ̯xtn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60524, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gebrachte is recorded at frequency rank #45,954, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbʁaxtə]. gebrauchten is at rank #14,570, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbʁaʊ̯xtn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 60524, this pair ranks #783,811 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gebrachte vs gebrauchten
Shared letters: abceghrt. Private to "gebrachte": -. Private to "gebrauchten": nu.
"gebrachte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "gebrauchten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gebrachte ← egbrachte · gberachte · gebarchte · gebbrachte · gebracchte · gebrachet · gebrachhte · gebrachtte
- gebrauchten ← egbrauchten · gberauchten · gebaruchten · gebbrauchten · gebracuhten · gebraucchten · gebrauchetn · gebrauchhten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gebrachte" and "gebrauchten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gebrachte" or "gebrauchten" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gebrachte" and "gebrauchten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gebrachte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gebrauchten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #783,811 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebrachte" and "gebrauchten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebrachte vs gebrachten". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #783,811 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.